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Galatians 4:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world. "

Galatians 4:3

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1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,

2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.

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Galatians 4:1

"But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,"

Galatians 4:2

"but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father."

Galatians 4:4

"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,"

Galatians 4:5

"that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children."

Galatians 4:6

"And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”"

Galatians 4:7

"So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

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